Hospital management of abdominal trauma in Tehran, Iran: a review of 228 patients

Objective: Today, trauma is a major public health problem in some countries. Abdominal trauma is the source of significant mortality and morbidity with both blunt and penetrating injuries. We performed an epidemiological study of abdominal trauma (AT) in Tehran, Iran. We used all our sources to describe the epidemiology and outcome of patients with AT.Methods: This study was done in Tehran. The study population included trauma patients admitted to the emergency department of six general hospitals in Tehran during one year. The data were collected through a questionnaire that was completed by a trained physician at the trauma center. The statistical analysis was performed using the SPSS software (version 11.5 for Windows). The statistical analysis was conducted using the chi-square and P＜0.05 was accepted as being statistically significant.Results: Two hundred and twenty-eight (2.8%) out of 8 000 patients were referred to the above mentioned centers with abdominal trauma. One hundred and twenty-five (54.9%)of the patients were in their 2nd and 3rd decades of life and 189 (83%) of our patients were male. Road traffic accidents (RTA) were the leading cause of AT with 119 (52.2%) patients. Spleen was the commonly injured organ with 51 cases. Following the analysis of injury severity, 159 (69.7%) patients had mild injuries (ISS＜16) and 69 (30.3%) patients had severe injuries (ISS= 16). The overall mortality rate was 46 (20.2%).Conclusions: Blunt abdominal trauma is more common than penetrating abdominal trauma. Road traffic accidents and stab wound are the most common causes of blunt and penetrating trauma, respectively. Spleen is the most commonly injured organ in these patients. The mortality rate is higher in blunt trauma than penetrating one.     

Civilian casualties of Iraqi ballistic missile attack to Tehran, capital of Iran

Objective: To determine the pattern of causalities of Iraqi ballistic missile attacks on Tehran,the capital of Iran,during Iraq-Iran war.Methods: Data were extracted from the Army Staff Headquarters ba...     

Clinical management of abdominal trauma

Objective： To improve the prognosis of patients with abdominal trauma.
Methods： Between January 1993 and December 2005, 415 patients were enrolled in this research. The patients consisted of 347 males and 68 females with mean age of 36 years （ranging from 3-82 years）. All abdominal traumas consisted of closed traumas （360 cases, 86.7%） and open traumas （55 cases, 13.3%）.Results： A total of 407 cases （98.1%） were fully recov- ered from trauma and the other 8 cases （1.9%） died of mul- tiple injuries. The mean injury severity score （ISS） of all patients was 22 while the mean ISS of the patients who died in hospital was 42. Postoperative complications were seen in 9 patients such as infection of incisional wounds （6 cases）, pancreatic fistula （2 cases） and intestinal fistula （1 case）. All these postoperative complications were cured by the conservative treatment. Conclusion： Careful case history inquisition and physical examination are the basic methods to diagnose abdominal trauma. Focused abdominal ultrasonography is always the initial imaging examination because it is non-invasive and can be performed repeatedly with high accuracy. The doctors should consider the severity of local injuries and the general status of patients during the assessment of abdominal trauma. The principle of treatment is to save lives at first, then to cure the injuries. Unnecessary laparotomy should be avoided to reduce additional surgical trauma.     

Surgisis in the management of the complex abdominal wall in trauma: A case series and review of the literature

Managing complex abdominal wall injuries acutely or at the time of reconstruction is challenging. Contaminated surgical fields, devitalized tissue, intestinal fistula and tissues under tension contribute to clinical scenarios where closure is not possible or morbidity is unacceptable. The introduction of an absorbable extracellular matrix derived from porcine small intestinal submucosa (Surgisis^®) adds a potentially useful tool to the surgeon's armamentarium. A retrospective case series of the initial experience in 5 patients with complex abdominal wall injury following trauma managed with Surgisis^® is described. A review of the literature describing the use of Surgisis^® in contaminated fields is also performed.     

Risk factors of mortality in nosocomial infected traumatic patients in a trauma referral center in south of Iran

Purpose

Trauma-related injuries are the leading cause of death worldwide. Some risk factors make traumatic patients susceptible to infection. Furthermore, some mortality risk factors, including length of hospitalization and increasing age, were detected in non-traumatic infected patients. This study aimed to assess mortality risk factors among nosocomial infected traumatic patients in Rajaee trauma center, Shiraz, Iran.

闭合性肾外伤合并腹腔内脏器损伤的急诊救治(附36例报告)

目的探讨闭合性肾外伤合并腹腔内脏器损伤的急诊处理措施。方法对本院最近10年收治的36例闭合性肾外伤合并腹腔内脏器损伤的救治资料进行回顾性分析。结果保守治疗3例均痊愈。施行急诊剖腹探查手术33例,其中8例同期切开后腹膜探查患肾,包括肾切除6例,肾部分切除1例,肾修补1例;25例未同期切开后腹膜探查患肾,均无因肾损伤二期手术者。手术组治愈30例,死亡3例。结论闭合性肾外伤合并腹腔内脏器损伤以剖腹探查手术治疗为主,术前CT检查可以准确进行肾外伤的分级,结合术中病情变化决定是否同期探查肾损伤。     

Evaluating clinical abdominal scoring system in predicting the necessity of laparotomy in blunt abdominal trauma

Objectives

Trauma is among the leading causes of death. Medical management of blunt abdominal trauma (BAT) relies on judging patients for whom laparotomy is mandatory. This study aimed to determine BAT patients' signs, as well as paraclinical data, and to clarify the accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value of clinical abdominal scoring system (CASS), a new scoring system based on clinical signs, in predicting whether a BAT patient needs laparotomy or not.

Methods

Totally 400 patients suspected of BAT that arrived at the emergency department of two university hospitals in Tehran from March 20, 2007 to March 19, 2009 were included in this study. They were evaluated for age, sex, type of trauma, systolic blood pressure, Glasgow coma scale (GCS), pulse rate, time of presentation after trauma, abdominal clinical findings, respiratory rate, temperature, hemoglobin (Hb) concentration, focused abdominal sonography in trauma (FAST) and CASS.

Results

Our measurements showed that CASS had an accuracy of 94%, sensitivity of 100%, specificity of 88%, positive predictive value of 90% and negative predictive value of 100% in determining the necessity of laparotomy in BAT patients. Moreover, in our analysis, systolic blood pressure, GCS, pulse rate, Hb concentration, time of presentation after trauma, abdominal clinical findings and FAST were also shown to be helpful in confirming the need for laparotomy (P<0.05).

Conclusion

CASS is a promising scoring system in rapid detection of the need for laparotomy as well as in minimizing auxiliary expense for further evaluation in BAT patients, thus to promote the cost-benefit ratio and accuracy of diagnosis.     

Epidemiology of livestock-related injuries in a major trauma center in Kashan, Iran

Objective:Livestock-related injuries are one of the important factors causing morbidity and mortality in patients admitted to hospital.Treatment of these patients is still a major problem in health car...     

Epidemiology of road traffic mortality and injuries in Yazd, Iran during 2003-2008

Objective: Road traffic crashes (RTCs) are considered to be the second highest cause of mortality in Iran. The purpose of this study was to describe the morbidity and mortality of RTC during 2003-2008.Methods: Data were got from national health sources of Iran. These data included population, the number of RTCs,consequent fatalities, cause and place of death from 2003 to 2008.Results: RTC incidence rate increased from 868.5 per 100 000 population in the year 2003 to 1 643.6 in 2008. A total of 2 565 deaths from RTC were recorded in Yazd from 2003 to 2008. RTC mortality rate increased from 46.1 per 100 000 population in 2003 to 46.9 in 2006, then declined to 38.8 in 2008. During this time period, overall traffic injury incidence per 100 000 population increased from 368.8 in 2003 to 647.9 in 2006, then declined to 527.9 in 2008. Head injuries were the most common cause of road traffic-related mortality from 2003 to 2008. Following road traffic accidents, most of the deaths occurred before arriving hospital.Conclusions: Road traffic crash-related mortality and morbidity in Yazd in the recent six years are increased, but decreased in the last two years. This decline is most probably the result of a variety of interventions, including laws,police enforcement, improvements in traffic and transport,health care resources and media and public education.     

Diagnostic accuracy of CT scan in abdominal blunt trauma

Obiective: To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of CT scan findings in Patients ith blunt abdominal trauma admitted to the university hospital.Methods: All the atients ith blunt abdominal trauma admitted at a tertiary teaching trauma center in Iran between 2005 and 2007 were enrolled in this study.In the absence of any clinical anifestations,he patients underwent a diagnostic CT scan.Laparatomy was performed in those with positive CT results.Others were observed for 48 hours and discharged in case no problem as reported;otherwise they underwent laparatomy.Information on patients'demographic ata,mechanism of trauma,indication for CT scan,CT scan findings,results of laparotomy ere gathered.The sensitivity,specificity and accuracy of the CT-scan images in regard ith the organ injured were calculated.The sensitivity,specificity and accuracy of the T scan were calculated in each case.Results: CT Scan had the highest sensitivity for etecting the injuries to liver (100%) and spleen (86.6%).The specificity of the method or detecting retroperitoneal hematoma (100%) and injuries to kidney (93.5%) was higher han other organs.The accuracy of CT images to detect the injuries to spleen,liver,idney and retroperitoneal hematoma was reported to be 96.1%,94.4%,91.6% and 91.6% espectively.Conclusion: The findings of the present study reveal that CT scan could econsidered as a good choice,especially for patients with blunt abdominal trauma in eaching hospitals where the radiologic academic staff is not present in the hospital in the night shifts.     

腹腔镜在腹部外伤中的应用

目的:探讨腹腔镜诊断与治疗腹部外伤的临床价值。方法:回顾分析1996年8月至2004年8月85例腹腔镜诊治腹部外伤的临床资料。结果:85例均在腹腔镜下明确诊断,其中45例(52.9%)于镜下作治疗性手术,18例(21.2%)免作治疗性处理,22例(25.9%)中转开腹。术后并发症4例(4.7%)。全组均痊愈出院。结论:腹腔镜诊治腹部外伤具有创伤小、安全可靠、诊断率高并有效降低阴性剖腹探查率等优点。     

Aortic bifurcation rupture after blunt abdominal trauma in a child: a case report

Blunt trauma to the abdomen resulting in aortic injury is rare in children with only a few case reports in the past 40 years. We describe the diagnosis and management of a 2-year-old boy who survived an aortic bifurcation rupture after blunt trauma.     

ICU management of patients with suspected positive findings of diagnostic peritoneal lavage following blunt abdominal trauma

tiscontroversialwhethertoperformanexploratorylaparotomyona patientwithsuspectedbluntabdominaltrauma (BAT )suggestedby probablepositivediagnosticperitoneallavage(DPL)findings .1WereviewedthedatafromMay 1994toSeptember2 0 0 4 .Seventy sixpatients ,withuncertainresults ,weresenttoICUinourhospitalwithvitalsignscloselyandcontinuouslymonitored .TheyreceivedrepeatedDPLs ,ultrasoundorcontrastenhancedCTscanswhennecessary .Positiveresultswerefoundamong 17ofthem .Theyreceivedsurgicaltreatmentwithf…     

单纯闭合性肾损伤伴血性腹水的诊断与治疗

目的 探讨单纯闭合性肾操作伴有血性腹水时的最佳治疗方法。方法 回顾性分析16例单纯闭合性肾损伤伴血性腹水的诊断资料。结果 16例患中Ⅱ级肾损伤3例，Ⅲ级肾损伤8例，Ⅳ级肾损伤1例，V级肾损伤2例。入院诊断10例考虑合并有腹腔内脏器损伤，1例诊断为肝破裂。非手术治疗5例，均获成功。其中保守治疗2例，超选择性肾动脉栓塞术3例。开放手术11例。其中肾修补术6例，肾切除术5例，失肾率为45.5%。结论 肾损伤引起血性腹水时，会给临床判断有无腹腔内脏器合并伤带来困难。非开放手术治疗为首选治疗方法，手术探查应在积极保守治疗后生命体征仍不稳定的情况下进行，手术探查指征的放宽会造成较高肾切除率。     

降低腹部穿透伤剖腹探查率的探讨

目的探讨腹部穿透伤的剖腹探查指征 ,以降低剖腹探查率。方法回顾性分析1999年 6月以前 78例腹部穿透伤临床资料 ,拟定剖腹探查指征。再经 1999年 6月至 2 0 0 0年 6月临床收治的 5 3例患者 (实验组 )应用后 ,与对照组 78例患者剖腹探查率进行对比分析。结果应用探查指征前后对比其剖腹探查率分别为 91%和 6 4 % ,χ2 =14 5 1,P <0 0 1差异有显著意义。结论筛选制定的腹部穿透伤剖腹指征对降低该病的剖腹探查率和探查率阴性率有很高的临床应用价值。     

Polytrauma with thoracic and/or abdominal injuries： experience in 1 540 cases

Objective:To investigate the early diagnosis and treatment of polytrauma patients with thoracic and/or abdominal injuries. Methods: The data of all polytrauma patients with thoracic and/or abdominal injuries during the past 10 years were studied retrospectively. Results: In the present study, there were 1 540 polytrauma patients, accounting for 65.0% of all 2368 trauma patients. Of these patients, 62.4% were in shock state on admission. The operative rates were 15.0% (181/1206) and 79.9% (612/766) in patients with thoracic and abdominal injury (P<0.01), 5.2% (39/758) and 31.7% ( 142/448 ) in patients with blunt and penetrating chest trauma (P<0.01). and 72.4% (359/496) and 93.7 % (253/270) in patients with blunt and penetrating abdominal injuries (P<0.01), respectively. To deal with abdominal injury, angioembolization was performed in 43 cases, with 42 cured. The overall mortality rate was 6.2%. And in the blunt and penetrating subgroups, the mortalities were 7.9% (75/950) and 3.6% (21/590), respectively (P<0.01). Most patients died from exsanguination. Conclusions: The first "golden hour" after trauma should be grasped, since the treatment in this hour can determine greatly whether the critically-injured victim could survive. Prompt diagnosis and proper treatment contribute more greatly to the survival of the victim than the severity of injury.     

新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情期间急诊创伤骨科患者特点和处理策略

目的探讨新型冠状病毒肺炎(COVID-19)疫情期间急诊创伤患者的损伤特点和处理策略。方法回顾性分析2020年1月20日至2月26日期间南方医科大学南方医院骨科收治的22例创伤急症住院患者资料。男18例,女4例;年龄4~66岁,平均年龄35岁。致伤原因:交通伤11例,锐器切割伤(含菜刀切伤)6例,重物压砸伤1例,机器碾压伤1例,跌倒摔伤2例,机器绞伤1例;损伤类型:高能量损伤13例,低能量损伤9例;损伤部位:上肢7例,下肢15例。医护人员诊疗过程中对于无新型冠状病毒(2019-nCoV)核酸筛查结果的1例患者采用二级防护,其余21例患者采用一级防护。记录患者和医务人员感染2019-nCoV的情况,总结疫情期间创伤急症的处理措施和经验。结果在诊治22例创伤急症患者期间,无一例医务人员和患者确诊COVID-19。紧急入院未做筛查的1例患者按疑似COVID-19病例对待,采用二级防护,术后排除COVID-19。结论COVID-19疫情期间,处理创伤急症的一线医务人员接诊过程均面临较高感染风险。创伤骨科急诊患者主要是交通伤和机器伤,老年患者主要由锐器切割及跌倒引起。通过完善院前筛查、选择合适的麻醉及手术方式、做好围手术期医护人员的防护及合理的术后病房管理和患者心理疏导,可降低院内COVID-19感染发生率。     

腹部创伤患者术后肠内与肠外营养支持对肠道通透性及全身炎性反应的影响

目的测定腹部创伤患者术后甘露醇 (mannitol,M)和乳果糖 (lactulose ,L)吸收的浓度变化 ,观察肠内营养 (EN)、胃肠外营养 (PN)对肠道通透性及全身炎性反应影响。方法 30例患者随机分为PN和EN组 ,每组 15例 ,计算手术第 1、3、5、7天L M和APACHEⅡ评分。结果PN组L M第5天最高 (0 0 6 1± 0 0 0 2 ) ,与手术第 1天比较 ,差异有显著意义 (P <0 0 5 ) ,APACHEⅡ评分在第 3天最高 ,为 (17 6± 1 8)分 ,较手术第 1天差异有显著意义 (t=2 316 ,P <0 0 5 ) ,L M与APACHEⅡ评分正相关 (r=0 745 ,t=2 2 35 ,P <0 0 5 )。EN组L M第 3天 (0 0 47± 0 0 0 4) ,较手术第 1天差异有显著意义(t=2 35 2 ,P <0 0 5 ) ,APACHEⅡ评分第 3天最高 ,为 (15 9± 2 3)分 ,较术后第 1天差异有显著意义(t=2 35 2 ,P <0 0 5 ) ,L M比值与APACHEⅡ评分正相关 (r =0 730 ,t=2 375 ,P <0 0 5 )。结论与PN相比 ,EN能改善肠道粘膜通透性 ,降低创伤后全身炎性反应     

An epidemiologic survey of road traffic accidents in Iran: analysis of driver-related factors

Objective: Road traffic accident (RTA) and its related injuries contribute to a significant portion of the burden of diseases in Iran. This paper explores the association between driver-related factors and RTA in the country. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Iran and all data regarding RTAs from March 20, 2010 to June 10, 2010 were obtained from the Traffic Police Department. We included 538 588 RTA records, which were classified to control for the main confounders: accident type, final cause of accident, time of accident and driver-related factors. Driver-related factors included sex, educational level, license type, type of injury, duration between accident and getting the driving license and driver’s error type. Results: A total of 538 588 drivers (91.83% male, sex ratio of almost 13:1) were involved in the RTAs. Among them423932 (78.71%)wereuninjured; 224818(41.74%)had a diploma degree. Grade 2 driving license represented the highest proportion of all driving licenses (290 811, 54.00%). The greatest number of accidents took place at 12:00-13:59 (75 024, 13.93%). The proportion of drivers involved in RTAs decreased from 15.90% in the first year of getting a driving license to 3.13% after 10 years’ of driving experience. Neglect of regulations was the commonest cause of traffic crashes (345 589, 64.17%). Non-observance of priority and inattention to the front were the most frequent final causes ofdeath (138175, 25.66% and129352, 24.02%, respectively). We found significant association between type of accident and sex, education, license type, time of accident, final cause of accident, driver’s error as well as duration between accident and getting the driving license (all P<0.001). Conclusion: Our results will improve the traffic law enforcement measures, which will change inappropriate behavior of drivers and protect the least experienced road users.